I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can  __1  it, they can certainly send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a   2   out. There are plenty of loans（货款）and scholarships for the bright and   3  ones who can’t afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to get  married, their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the   4  to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it,it must be considered a(n)   5  not an obligation（责任，义务）.

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes,they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children personal   6  .A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly  7  to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so  _8_ , so afraid of failing that he（or she）won’t try at all .Of course they should be __9__ corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves in time.All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate（宽容）them and give them chances to try and fail.They must learn to stand   10  .When criticisms（批评）are really needed,they should be  11 with praises,with a smile and a kiss.That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives.This means teaching them to  12 the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,to teachers,and to the law.The best way to teach such values is by  13  .A child who is lied to will lie.A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have   14  laughing and loving.

No child asks to be  15  .If you bring a life into the world,you owe the child something.

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, not want to be a writer.”

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer(自由撰稿者), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me a room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years, I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainly and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and any one with a dream must learn to live there.

1. The passage is meant to                 .

warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

encourage young people to pursue a writing career

2. What can be concluded from the passage?

Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

The chances for a writer to become successful are small

3. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?

He wasn’t able to produce a single look.

He hadn’t seen a change for the better

He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.

He found his dream would never come true.

4. “I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if?” refers to “those               .”

who think too much of the dark side of life

who regret giving up their career halfway

who think a lot without making a decision

who are full of imagination even upon death

5. “Shadowland” in the last paragraph refers to              .

the wonderland one often dream about

the bright future that one is looking forward to

the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached

a world that exists only in one’s imagination

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
【小题1】We have our bad times but on the whole we’re f____________ happy. 
【小题2】His health is improving day by day. It is quite a____________ that the medicine has a good effect on his disease.  
【小题3】He has talents by which he might d____________ himself.
【小题4】All these trees are over 800 years old, some d____________ back to 1,000 years ago.
【小题5】 Since the famine broke out, the number of people dying of s____________ has been increasing.
【小题6】 The attack by terrorists has been ____________(谴责) by the entire world.
【小题7】We must learn to ____________(调整) to the quick pace of life in modern society.
【小题8】Why ____________ (操心，烦扰) to go abroad to study when there are so many good universities at home?
【小题9】The ____________ (植物学的) analyses have showed us that it used to be a lake.
【小题10】This is a primitive necklace and it is so well ____________ (保存).

III. 完形填空（20%）
In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to behave yourself in a way ___31___ you earn the affection (喜爱)and respect of others. ___32___ we have already pointed out, Americans ___33___ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to ___34___ informally can be a help with your American business___35___. Americans like to talk about a number of different ___36___—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests.
Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are ___37___ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to ___38___ out about the local sports teams so that you can ___39___ the almost inevitable (不可避免的) discussions about “what our ___40___ will do this year.” Politics can be a ___41___ topic unless everyone is of the same mind ___42___. Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are ___43___owners and some are even crazy about the subject. You can participate___44___ talking about cars you have owned or by __45___information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly, ___46___ naturally TV programs and the ___47___ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to ___48___ American television or attend American movies, reading the ___49___section of such magazine as Time and Newsweek will keep you up to date on ___50___ is popular in America.
31. A. which          B. where           C. how                  D. that
32. A. While          B. Since                C. As                    D. Because
33. A. mix             B. enjoy                C. like                   D. manage
34. A. conduct              B. appear           C. behave                 D. chat
35. A. friends         B. efforts           C. contacts             D. companies
36. A. persons        B. titles                 C. businesses          D. topics
37. A. meeting              B. working            C. living            D. playing
38. A. find             B. learn                 C. go                    D. stay
39. A. work on      B. join in           C. succeed in         D. break in
40. A. group          B. business            C. company           D. team
41. A. common      B. sensitive            C. special                 D. daily
42. A. politically    B. economically     C. professionally    D. personally
43. A. house          B. car                    C. business            D. land
44. A. in            B. toward                 C. by                    D. through
45. A. collecting     B. sharing              C. gathering           D. analyzing
46. A. so           B. but                   C. however            D. moreover
47. A. most interesting   B. most exciting     C. newest              D. latest
48. A. witness        B. look                  C. watch            D. glance
49. A. entertainmentB. sports           C. business            D. movie
50. A. which          B. that                   C. what                 D. as

阅读下列回函:

Reply letter A

Thank you for your valuable suggestions. We have decided to show the Chinese character along with the Hanyu Pinyin for names of Chinese personages, places and specific things as from the next issue.

Reply letter B

Thank you for your suggestions. Next year will be the 50^th anniversary of the establishment of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. One of our staff reporters has just returned from Xinjiang and written a long article about her trip. Next year, we will have even more coverage of Xinjiang.

Reply letter C

Other readers have asked us for similar information and we have so far answered them individually. In this issue, we will print an open reply. We discovered after making a survey that there are few books to be found on China printed in English. Most are published by the Foreign Languages Press and China International press, from where it is possible to buy books directly.

Reply letter D

A majority of Chinese tourists travel abroad in order to see different landscapes and various cultures, to appreciate an exotic atmosphere and to get to know local customs. Some Chinese tourists nevertheless go to China towns, because they can eat Chinese food there. For those who don’t know English or the native language of the country they visit, it is convenient to go shopping or find entertainment in a Chinatown.

Reply letter E

We have taken on your suggestions to start a column on personalities. There are kinds of reports, such as movie stars, directors, businessmen, singers and so on. Our reports not only introduce their achievements, but also report their inner world. We hope you will enjoy it.

Reply letter F

Thanks for your appreciation of our magazine. We have mailed your letter and your e-mail address to Tingting. Since both of her two letters were sent by ordinary mail and did not give her e-mail address or telephone number. We could not get in touch with her any other way.

阅读下列信函,然后匹配相关信息:

Letter A

I have just started reading your magazine regularly and enjoy the articles very much. I have one comment to make. Can you include the Chinese characters for the names of people, places, etc that you mention with the Hanyu Pinyin of Romanized phonetic system that you use? For example, what is “Emei” or “Qitaihe”or “Shaoxing” in Chinese? It’s also helpful for those of us who are learning Chinese.

Letter B.

It was interesting to read the magazine. I wonder if you could start a column which introduces the Chinese elites of art, business, sports, politics, especially directors, actors, anchors(主持人)and singers. I believe readers will also appreciate a livelier style.

Letter C

I am a civil servant in Xinjiang, a region relatively underdeveloped in comparison with other provinces. But this does not mean it belong to another world. Xinjiang could benefit from overseas exchanges as well as contact with people living in other regions. Could you include articles about Xinjiang and its people? I suggest magazines report more about the western regions, especially exotic and charming Xinjiang.

Letter D

I am an avid(热衷的)reader of your magazine and it has helped me to introduce China to foreign friends. Thank you for great efforts to bring New China to the world. Next month, I may get the opportunity to go to Nigeria, so I must learn more about China’s history and culture. Could you kindly recommend a suitable book in English?

Letter E

It was interesting to read “Chinese Travelers Step out”. It seems a large percentage of Chinese tourists visit the West. In Indonesia, Chinese New Year is an official holiday. How would you assess the level of interest Chinese tourists have in Indonesia? Would they like to visit Chinatowns or other unique attractions in Indonesia?

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1.LetterA                                  A. Reply letter A

2.LetterB                                  B. Reply letter B

3.LetterC                                  C. reply letter C

4.LetterD                                   D. Reply letter D

5.LetterE                                  E. Reply letter E