When it comes to parenting, it can be hard to know which issues are important and which ones are not. According to parenting expert Anne Murphy, a family dinner matters. “Having a family dinner doesn’t only mean hours of sharing various kinds of food,” she said. “It means getting together as long as you can —even if it’s just 15 minutes for pizza. Or make it breakfast or lunch—whatever you can do.
Never waste your valuable time on TV. Keep the conversation joyful—Murphy thinks it makes a difference. Studies have shown that teenagers whose families eat together are less likely to abuse drugs. They also have better grades and—perhaps most importantly—better relationships with their parents. It brings more benefit to children than many after-school activities, she added.
Homework has become a hot issue recently. According to a study, the amount of time kids spend on homework has increased by 51 percent since 1981.
“The point of homework is to make students continue to learn after school hour,” Murphy said. “However, giving too much homework runs the risk of turning kids off school and even worse—turning them off learning in all forms. They will turn to other things, such as computer games, some of which are aggressive, or drinking for fun. Therefore, some experts came up with an idea, that is, kindergarteners and first-graders get 10 minutes of homework. Second-graders get 20 minutes, and so on.”
Murphy offered tips to parents who think their children are getting too much homework. “Talk to other parents to see if they also think so, and then talk to the teacher,” she said. “Have a discussion about it, and let the teacher know that you want to work together on a solution.”
60. According to Anne Murphy, ___________.
A. parents should tell children what matters during dinner time
B. parents should save time and not cook for children
C. it’s important for the family to have a good talk during dinner time
D. it’s important for the family to discuss sharing together
61. Which of the following is the benefit of families eating together?
a. Children are more likely to avoid drugs.
b. Children may have better grades.
c. Children may have a close relationship with their parents.
d. It can save children’s time and prevent them from watching TV.
e. It encourages children to have more after-school activities.
A. a, b, c               B. c, d, e                      C. a, c, e                      D. b, c, e
62. What do we know about homework from the passage?
A. The time spent on homework shouldn’t be over 10 minutes.
B. Too much homework may make students lose interest in study.
C. Homework does not help children continue learning after school.
D. Parents should decide the amount of homework for their children.
63. From the passage, we can learn that___________.
A. children’s time spent on after-school activities is being reduced
B. computer games are making children increasingly aggressive
C. it is unnecessary for young children to do homework
D. some experts think it necessary to reduce children’s homework
64. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. What matters most in parenting.
B. How to develop a close relationship with children.
C. Family education is important for children.
D. Parents say no to too much homework.

Many students now come to school with cell-

phones. My schoolmates have different opinions on

it. Some think it is convenient to get in t  86  with                86.  __________

others, which also makes you f__87__ safe especially        87.            

in time of trouble. Besides, it is nice to enjoy __ 88 __        88.            

（各种)functions of different cell-phones. O__89__ think        89.            

differently.  90 , there are many IC phones in the school 90.            

making _91_ easy to call others. Second, many students    91.            

often play games and send messages by u__92__ their             92.            

cell-phones, even in class,  93    will surely have          93.            

bad e  94 _on their study. What’s more, it will result               94.            

in a great waste of time and money. In my opinion, the

cell-phone is a useful t____95__ in our daily life. But it             95.            

doesn’t mean that we can use it at school.

Facebook means never having to say goodbye． The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends． Last week,  a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request． I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind． He had sought me out,  after all．
I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son． However,  I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other． But he'll remain a friend of' online until one of us makes a point of' removing the other from his official list．
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present,  and friends of' friends． There are 35 in all． If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually．
A person could make a mission out of' reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates,  distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better． And some people can  even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of'  their small army of' companions． After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends．
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close． But even with e-mail,  people will lose touch if' one or both parties stop writing back． That's normal． People move from school to school,  job to job, city to city．You never have to feel guilty for breaking away．
Every day,the masterminds of' Web 2．0 find new ways of' making human communication easier． However, convenience can be a crutch （拐杖）． Some things shouldn't be simplified．When it comes to friendship,  there can be no shortcuts．
【小题1】According to Paragraph l,  the website is famous because          ．

I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the  21  celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not  22  much from the war there, though, like most children of my age, I often saw  23  houses in the streets and the very big  24  lorries passing through. But both at home and at school I had become  25  to the phrases “before the war” and “when the war is over”. “Before the war”, obviously,  26  had been better, though I was too young to understand why,  27  there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas, which I had  28  heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant very  29  to me. I did not remember what London was like.

  What I remember now  30  V-Day was the afternoon and the evening. Some boys and girls were collecting  31  and building an enormous bonfire. We stood and watched them for a time, and then I went home and  32  myself in with my key and waited for my parents to come back from work.

  It was May and still broad  33  when my mother arrived, and my father came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to  34  the bonfire, so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very  35 , and somehow people had collected some old clothes to  36  “Hitler” with the moustache they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames  37  soon. Everyone was cheering and shouting.

  I stood beside my father until the  38  started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had  39  in the First World War and remembered everything he had experienced. At last he said, “Well, that’s it, son. Let’s hope that this time it really will be the  40  one”

I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the1celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not2much from the war where, though, like most children of my age, I often saw3houses in the streets and the very big4lorries(卡车) passing through. But both at home and at school I had become5to the phrases “before the war” and “when the war is over”. “Before the war”, obviously,6had been better, though I was too young to understand why,7there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas, which I had8heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant very9to me. I did not remember what London was like.
What I remember now10V-Day(victory day) was the afternoon and the evening. Some boys and girls were collecting11and building an enormous bonfire(篝火). We stood and watched them for a time, and then I went home and12myself in with my key and waited for my parents to come back from work.
It was May and still broad13when my mother arrived, and my father came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to14the bonfire, so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very15, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to16“Hitler” with the moustache(胡子) they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames17soon. Everyone was cheering and shouting.
I stood beside my father until the18started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had19in the First World War and remembered everything he had experienced. At last he said, “Well, that’s it, son. Let’s hope that this time it really will be the20one.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      war
   2. B.
      victory
   3. C.
      Christmas
   4. D.
      birthday
2. 2.
   1. A.
      suffered
   2. B.
      learnt
   3. C.
      heard
   4. D.
      read
3. 3.
   1. A.
      crowded
   2. B.
      rebuilt
   3. C.
      bombed
   4. D.
      enlarged
4. 4.
   1. A.
      modern
   2. B.
      old
   3. C.
      railway
   4. D.
      army
5. 5.
   1. A.
      used
   2. B.
      devoted
   3. C.
      engaged
   4. D.
      related
6. 6.
   1. A.
      food
   2. B.
      things
   3. C.
      houses
   4. D.
      news
7. 7.
   1. A.
      except that
   2. B.
      now that
   3. C.
      for fear that
   4. D.
      in order that
8. 8.
   1. A.
      never
   2. B.
      hardly
   3. C.
      only
   4. D.
      already
9. 9.
   1. A.
      much
   2. B.
      little
   3. C.
      great
   4. D.
      important
10. 10.
    1. A.
       about
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       for
    4. D.
       during
11. 11.
    1. A.
       money
    2. B.
       wood
    3. C.
       information
    4. D.
       clothes
12. 12.
    1. A.
       showed
    2. B.
       allowed
    3. C.
       let
    4. D.
       called
13. 13.
    1. A.
       early
    2. B.
       daylight
    3. C.
       dark
    4. D.
       warm
14. 14.
    1. A.
       see
    2. B.
       light
    3. C.
       find
    4. D.
       put out
15. 15.
    1. A.
       high
    2. B.
       hot
    3. C.
       dangerous
    4. D.
       far
16. 16.
    1. A.
       draw
    2. B.
       paint
    3. C.
       write
    4. D.
       dress
17. 17.
    1. A.
       disappeared
    2. B.
       happened
    3. C.
       rose
    4. D.
       came
18. 18.
    1. A.
       sun
    2. B.
       moon
    3. C.
       fire
    4. D.
       noise
19. 19.
    1. A.
       fought
    2. B.
       worked
    3. C.
       grown
    4. D.
       changed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       best
    2. B.
       worst
    3. C.
       first
    4. D.
       last